Biography
Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and nominations for a Tony Award and for two British Academy Film Awards. Field began her career on television, starring in the comedies Gidget (1965–1966), The Flying Nun (1967–1970), and The Girl with Something Extra (1973...
Known For
Complete Filmography

80 for Brady
2023
as Betty
Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks ...

Spoiler Alert
2022
as Marilyn
Journalist Michael Ausiello embarks on a rollercoaster ride of emotions when Kit Cowan, his partner of 14 years, is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022
as Self (archive footage)
JB Smoove and Martin Starr host a celebration of 20 years of "Spider-Man" movies, from the Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb's movies and the trio from J...

Love Letters
2020
as Melissa Gardner
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lost princess. They were both seven years old. For t...

National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2019
as Kate Keller
America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and estab...

Spielberg
2017
as Self
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Little Evil
2017
as Miss Shaylock
Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Doris Miller
A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
as Aunt May
For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school grad...

Lincoln
2012
as Mary Todd Lincoln
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn
2012
as Self
A documentary on the making of The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), featuring interviews with the cast and crew, as well as behind-the-scenes footage.

The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
as Aunt May
Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenager...

The Desert of Forbidden Art
2011
as Voice
How does art survive in a time of oppression? During the Soviet rule artists who stay true to their vision are executed, sent to mental hospitals or G...

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
2008
as Marina Del Ray (voice)
Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen...

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
2007
as Self
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo was one of the driving creative forces in the resurgence of expressionistic American movies of the late 1960s and '70s....

Two Weeks
2006
as Anita Bergman
In this bittersweet comedy, four adult siblings gather at their dying mother's house in North Carolina for what they expect to be a quick, last goodby...

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Rep. Victoria Rudd
Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test...

David Copperfield
2001
as Betsey Trotwood
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations...

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
2001
as Self
A wonderfully entertaining series of interviews with Pollack, Newman, Field and Luedtke about the film, its development, its themes and the experience...

Say It Isn't So
2001
as Valdine Wingfield
Boy meets girl; boy falls in love (and had wild, non-stop sex) with girl; boy loses girl... when they discover they are brother and sister! But when h...

Beautiful
2000
Director
Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own ...

Where the Heart Is
2000
as Mama Lil
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadsid...

A Cooler Climate
1999
as Iris
Iris is broke after her divorce and takes a job working as a housekeeper for a wealthy woman named Paula. When Paula and her husband separate, an unli...

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies
1998
as Self / Host
The American Film Institute commemorates the first century of American films with this awesome made-for-TV special highlighting the greatest 100 Ameri...

Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
1997
as Mrs. Bailey / Narrator
Performance of the 1947 Lux Radio version of "It's a Wonderful Life", taped live in the historic Pasadena Playhouse as a benefit for the Pediatric AID...

Eye of God
1997
Thanks
A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the loca...

Lee Strasberg: The Method Man
1997
as Self
Documentary about the life of Lee Strasberg and the creation of Actor's Studio and the introduction of The Method in the USA.

The Christmas Tree
1996
Director, Teleplay, Executive Producer
A story about a forming friendship between an elderly nun, Sister Anthony, and New York's Rockefeller Center's head landscape architect Richard Reilly...

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the ...

The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful
1996
as Self
A documentary reflecting on women in film and the entertainment industry through the ages led and hosted by some of its most beloved female icons.

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
as Sassy (voice)
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying t...

Eye for an Eye
1996
as Karen McCann
It's fire and brimstone time as grieving mother Karen McCann takes justice into her own hands when a kangaroo court in Los Angeles fails to convict Ro...

Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994
as Self
A look behind the scenes of Robert Zemeckis' 1994 Oscar-winning film, 'Forrest Gump'.

Forrest Gump
1994
as Mrs. Gump
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what any...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary....

A Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
A look back at the first 100 years of the movies.

Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
as Miranda Hillard
Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his k...

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
as Sassy (voice)
Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets -- Chance, an adventurous American bulldog; Shadow, a wise g...

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self - Hostess
Actress Sally Field looks at the dramatic life and successful career of the superb actress Barbara Stanwyck (1907-90), a Hollywood legend.

Dying Young
1991
Producer
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse...

Soapdish
1991
as Celeste Talbert
Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, ...

Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care".

Not Without My Daughter
1991
as Betty Mahmoody
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.

Steel Magnolias
1989
as M'Lynn Eatenton
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friends...
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989
as Herself
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and ...

Punchline
1988
as Lilah Krytsick
Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on t...

Surrender
1987
as Daisy Morgan
A wealthy writer who has had terrible experiences with money-hungry girlfriends & ex-wives pretends to be a broke, washed-up novelist to see if the wo...

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

Barbra Streisand: One Voice
1986
as Self - Audience Member (Uncredited)
Originally broadcast as an exclusive special on HBO, Barbra Streisand launched her September 6, 1986 concert One Voice, in part, as a protest against ...

Murphy's Romance
1985
as Emma Moriarty
Emma, a divorced single mother seeking to start her life over, moves to a small town in Arizona. She befriends Murphy, the older local pharmacist, but...

Places in the Heart
1984
as Edna Spalding
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - ...

Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
as Kay
Not until three years after the death of her husband Jolly, Kay dares to move back into their former home, persuaded by her new fiancée Rupert. But so...

Lily for President?
1982
as Beth Barber
Comedian Lily Tomlin stars in this comical farce which deals with her experiences running for the office of President of the United States.

All the Way Home
1981
as Mary Follet
A wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.

Absence of Malice
1981
as Megan Carter
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was ...

Back Roads
1981
as Amy Post
A prostitute and a drifter find themselves bound together as they make their way through the rural South, doing what they have to do to survive.

Smokey and the Bandit II
1980
as Carrie
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tai...

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
as Celeste Whitman
After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are sti...

Norma Rae
1979
as Norma Rae
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumpt...

Mickey's 50
1978
as Self
"Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th bi...

Hooper
1978
as Gwen Doyle
Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop paink...

The End
1978
as Mary Ellen
Wendell Lawson has only six months to live. Not wanting to endure his last few months of life waiting for the end, he decides to take matters into his...

Heroes
1977
as Carol Bell
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to fin...

Smokey and the Bandit
1977
as Carrie 'Frog'
A race car driver tries to transport an illegal beer shipment from Texas to Atlanta in under 28 hours, picking up a reluctant bride-to-be on the way.

Bridger
1976
as Jennifer Melford
The story of famous frontiersman Jim Bridger, who is given 40 days to cut a trail through the Rocky Mountains to the California coast and told that if...

Stay Hungry
1976
as Mary Tate Farnsworth
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after...

Home for the Holidays
1974
as Christine Morgan
An ailing man summons his four daughters home for Christmas and asks them to kill his new wife, who he suspects is poisoning him.

Mongo's Back in Town
1971
as Vikki
Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.

Marriage: Year One
1971
as Jane Duden
A medical student marries a millionaire's daughter but insists they live on the money he earns.

Hitched
1971
as Roselle Bridgeman
The adventures of a newly married teenage couple in the Old West.

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring
1971
as Denise "Dennie" Miller
Dennie has returned from a year among the hippies to her superficial, image-conscious suburban family. She must face their disapproval of her actions....

The Way West
1967
as Mercy McBee
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to start a new settlement in the Western US. Tadlock...
Remarkably Bright Creatures
N/A
as Tova
A lonely elderly widow named Tova forms an unlikely friendship with a curmudgeonly cephalopod octopus named Marcellus, but unbeknownst to her, Marcell...